Gartner Expert
Ryan Polk
Director Analyst
Ryan Polk is a Washington DC-based Executive Advisor with Gartner's Procurement practice. In his current role, Mr. Polk works with Heads of Procurement and their term members to solve challenges like supplier management, category management, strategic sourcing, risk management and functional transformation.
Previous experience
At CACI Inc., Mr. Polk was responsible for the procurement of professional services in support of projects at multiple civilian, defense and intelligence government agencies. As Category Management Lead, he developed, implemented and grew CACI's Category Management team to manage over $500M in annual spend.
During his tenure at CACI, Mr, Polk also served as a professional staff member of the congressionally mandated Section 809 Panel. In this role, he researched contract audit and supply chain risk management best practices to make policy, regulatory and statutory recommendations to the U.S. Congress that enable speed and agility in defense procurement.
Professional background
CACI Inc. - Federal
Category Management Lead
Section 809 Panel
Research Analyst
Education
Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Bowling Green State University
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Category Management
2Strategic Sourcing
3Internal Relationship Management
4Supplier Relationship Management
5Procurement Talent Development